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    • Arkandel
      Arkandel Admin last edited by

      As the title says, what would be good reading/viewing material for whatever game you are on?

      Let's make this more fun and don't mention what material the game is 'formally' derived from ("Read Dracula for this Victorian Age VampMush") but what would actually inspire players ("Read The Light Fantastic for this MageMush").

      • He who takes offense when not intended is a fool. He who takes offense when intended is a greater fool.
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      • Ominous
        Ominous last edited by Ominous

        Arx is inspired by Brandon Sanderon's "First Law," supposedly, so that might help understand some of the elements.

        Ceterum autem censeo Carthaginem esse delendam

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        • Ganymede
          Ganymede Admin last edited by

          The game I'm knocking around is based on Robotech, the Jovian Chronicles, and my infantile infatuation with Faraday's FS3 system.

          “It is better to live doing the things that you like. It is foolish to live within this dream of a world seeing unpleasantness and doing only things that you do not like.” -- Yamamoto Tsunetomo.

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            Insomnia last edited by

            Supernatural, specifically the apocalypse setting, but the series, anime, books, all the lore written around it.

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            • deadculture
              deadculture last edited by

              I don't really think in terms of 'what will help me understand this game better' and rather, 'what would inspire me to pursue stories and of what caliber', so here's a list.

              Books:

              Tigana
              Heart-Shaped Box
              Lions of al-Rassan
              The Grail Quest: Harlequin
              All Tomorrow's Parties
              Count Zero
              Mona Lisa Overdrive
              Shadowrun (yes, I'm serious)
              A Song for Arbonne
              Saxon Chronicles
              Count of Monte Cristo

              TV:

              Camelot
              Altered Carbon
              The Last Kingdom
              Game of Thrones S6 and 7
              Anon (Netflix movie with Amanda Seyfried and Clive Owen; must watch if you like cyberpunk)
              Mute (also for cyberpunk flavor)
              The Expanse
              Vikings, particularly S3 and S4
              Borgia: Faith and Fear
              Le Chalet
              La Forêt
              Les Revenants
              Black Sails

              Movies, non-Netflix:
              Lord of the Rings, all three
              Alatriste
              The Hollywood take of Count of Monte Cristo
              Kingdom of God
              Robin Hood (Ridley Scott version)
              Memento

              Music:

              My Dying Bride
              Assemblage23
              too many to cite

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              • Wretched
                Wretched last edited by

                Tonight? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm1YFszJWbQ
                Right now it's everywhere, Florida Man memes and Cocaine, and the decision that one of our fictional politicians will be named Dick Everyman.

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                • Kanye Qwest
                  Kanye Qwest Banned @Ominous last edited by

                  @ominous said in Inspiration material for your current game:

                  Arx is inspired by Brandon Sanderon's "First Law," supposedly, so that might help understand some of the elements.

                  I'm so sorry to be that guy, but the First Law is by Joe Abercrombie. Brandon Sanderson has written a lot of other stuff, some of which I enjoy a lot - none of which Apos has read.

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                  • mietze
                    mietze last edited by

                    The Expanse! The TV series is pretty neat, but the books are making me crave SF dirty space mushing again. 😞

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                    • Goldfish
                      Goldfish last edited by

                      I'm really into documentaries for inspiration. Probably because I didn't really get into fantasy and sci-fi until I was an adult and I always start from this base of reality when I get into creative mode.

                      I have disabled vet for a character now. What's in my streaming lists? Only everything I can hoover up about the war in Iraq, veterans, and life and times in the military.

                      Am I the baddie?
                      Yes. Always yes.

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                      • Ominous
                        Ominous @Kanye Qwest last edited by

                        @kanye-qwest My bad. I just assume all things awesome in fantasy are written by Sanderson or Pratchett and as First Law isn't comedic...

                        Ceterum autem censeo Carthaginem esse delendam

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                        • surreality
                          surreality @Goldfish last edited by

                          @goldfish I love documentaries for inspiration, too. The previous game I ran was sparked from an off-hand comment in one, decades ago.

                          Since, when I'm playing, I'm usually playing on horror or supernatural games, all the cheesy paranormal shows and bigfoot shows and all that ilk are great idea food for plots and such. Same with just about any crappy horror movie. I rarely have time to properly watch anything, since I'm working or otherwise doing stuff at the same time, so there's something of a bonus there that I don't feel bad if I 'miss' part of any of those while distracted by work or other things.

                          Oh fucking well.

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                          • Bobotron
                            Bobotron last edited by

                            All things considered?

                            • Spartacus
                            • Rome
                            • Troy: Fall of a City
                            • The first Blade movie
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                            • I
                              insomniac7809 @Ominous last edited by

                              @ominous said in Inspiration material for your current game:

                              @kanye-qwest My bad. I just assume all things awesome in fantasy are written by Sanderson or Pratchett and as First Law isn't comedic...

                              It is pretty funny! For a certain sense of humor.

                              But honestly... there's a good bit of First Law DNA in Arx, but the setting is too much PVP-averse, loaded up with genuinely decent people, and involving conflicts with Capital E Evil threats for me to think of @LordGrimdark's work as a 'required reading' sort of thing.

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                              • Thenomain
                                Thenomain last edited by

                                What would be good reading for the game I'm currently on?

                                http://www.mushcode.com/Manuals

                                https://www.codecademy.com/learn/learn-ruby

                                https://www.codecademy.com/learn/learn-python

                                I tried playing again recently.

                                I couldn't get past chargen.

                                “If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.”
                                ― Carl Sagan, Cosmos

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                                • Thenomain
                                  Thenomain last edited by

                                  What would be good reading/watching/playing for the game world I'm trying to design?

                                  Shadowrun.
                                  Cyberpunk (2020 or the 2077 teasers).
                                  Exalted 3rd Edition's images.
                                  Anything related to Kids On Bikes. (Stranger Things being the most popular.)

                                  I want a modern-day re-imagining of Shadowrun, and I've been feeling around for what our modern day culture wants outside the Superhero genre, or looking at how the movies are getting more nuanced even inside the Superhero genre.

                                  “If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.”
                                  ― Carl Sagan, Cosmos

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                                  • Wretched
                                    Wretched last edited by

                                    WoD moods. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wo8HsrmYvU

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                                    • Ganymede
                                      Ganymede Admin @Thenomain last edited by Ganymede

                                      @thenomain said in Inspiration material for your current game:

                                      What would be good reading/watching/playing for the game world I'm trying to design?

                                      For me:

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                                      “It is better to live doing the things that you like. It is foolish to live within this dream of a world seeing unpleasantness and doing only things that you do not like.” -- Yamamoto Tsunetomo.

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                                      • Tat
                                        Tat last edited by

                                        I literally made a list like this for the theme file of the game I'm currently building. It is:

                                        • The Magicians
                                        • Twin Peaks
                                        • Stranger Things
                                        • Buffy

                                        I'd also add mythology of any sort, from ancient Egypt to American folk tales.

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                                        • Arkandel
                                          Arkandel Admin @Tat last edited by

                                          @tat said in Inspiration material for your current game:

                                          I'd also add mythology of any sort, from ancient Egypt to American folk tales.

                                          That's kind of a wide range of material and themes 🙂

                                          What kind of game are you trying to make?

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                                          • Tat
                                            Tat @Arkandel last edited by

                                            @arkandel Ha. It is. It's a game involving magic, small towns, mysteries, and exploration. I'll save further details for when we're ready to beta test.

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